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Transportation
Charles Pizzie was transported on the Proteus, departing 12th Apr 1831 and arriving 3rd Aug 1831 with 112 passengers.
Proteus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 86 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Place of origin: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire TRIAL; 27 December 1830. Offence; Robbery & demanding money at the riots Status; Married, wife Sarah at native place 1838 - 6 April 1838. Conditional Pardon 1840 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS - 15 May 1840 Agnes Calder, Ship/free: Arab & Charles Pissie, Ship/free: Proteus CON52/1/1 Page 154 1842 - MARRIAGE; 23 February 1842 Agnes Calder aged 35 years old - Free Charles Pizzey aged 35 years old. Free - Labourer 1842 - 24 May 1842. Free Pardon No; 56.
Charles Pizzie was convicted at the Wiltshire Special Commission, which was set up during January 1831, to deal swiftly with those agricultural workers who were arrested after the “Swing Riots”. During November and early December 1830, large crowds of impoverished agricultural workers gathered at night to break threshing-machines, which they saw as taking away their already, very low paid work, reduced further because the land owners were reducing the wages of the men due to decreases in the value of the corn they were producing. They demanded token sums of one or two sovereigns of the landowners if they left the farms. Charles Pizzie, aged 24, was indicted for feloniously robbing William Randall of £1, his property, in the parish of Great Bedwin. It appeared that the prisoner went along with a mob of forty or fifty persons to the prosecutor’s house, to demand if him 10s, which he falsely asserted the prosecutor owed him. The prosecutor refused to give him that sum, upon which the prisoner, who was armed with an iron bar, said that he would knock his brains out, if he did not. The prosecutor then gave the prisoner 10s, upon which the mob said that they must have victual and drink. Acting under the influence of terror, the prosecutor gave them both. The mob went away, but shortly afterwards returned, when the prisoner demanded more money. The prosecutor refused to accede to this demand, whereupon the prisoner said “D-n thee, Randall, if thee doesn’t give me the money, I’ll split thy head, and will come at night and set fire to thy house.” The prosecutor borrowed half-a-sovereign of one of his servants, and gave it to the prisoner, in order to prevent him from carrying into effect his dreadful menaces. Mr Justice Parke summed up the evidence and commented on the atrocious conduct of the prisoner. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. London Courier, 10 Jan 1831